Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-F88 Operating Instructions Manual page 102

Shooting still images / movies
Symptom
The LCD screen is not
turned on even when the
power is turned on.
The subject is not visible
on the LCD screen.
The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.
Optical zoom does not
function.
Precision digital zoom
does not function.
Smart zoom does not
function.
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Cause
• The power was turned off with the LCD screen
turned off the last time you used the camera.
• The mode dial is not set to
.
• (Magnifying glass mode),
mode), (Landscape mode) or
mode) is selected for the Scene Selection
function.
• You have set the focus preset distance.
• You cannot change the zoom scaling while
shooting a movie.
• (Magnifying glass mode) is selected for the
Scene Selection function when shooting still
images.
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Smart] or [Off] in the
SET UP settings.
• This function cannot be used when you shoot a
movie.
• [Digital Zoom] is set to [Precision]or [Off] in the
SET UP settings.
• The image size is set to [5M] or [3:2].
• You are shooting in Multi Burst mode.
• This function cannot be used when you shoot a
movie.
Solution
p Turn on the LCD screen (page 32).
p Set it to
, P, M, SCN or
p Use the macro recording mode and set the lens portion farther
away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance
(page 27). Or select
Selection function and shoot the image within the recommended
distance (page 34).
p Set it to other modes than
(Twilight
(Fireworks (Twilight mode),
mode) (page 37).
p Set to the auto focus mode (page 51).
—
p Set it to other modes than
(page 34).
p Set [Digital Zoom] to [Precision] (pages 25, 47 and 117).
—
p Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] (pages 25, 47 and 117).
p Set image size to other settings except [5M] and [3:2] (pages 20
and 26).
p The smart zoom cannot be used in Multi Burst mode (pages 25
and 61).
—
, P, M, SCN or (pages 23 and 80).
(Magnifying glass mode) as the Scene
(Magnifying glass mode),
(Landscape mode) or
(Magnifying glass mode)
(Fireworks